UPF in rankings
Times Higher Education ranking (2023)
- 3rdSpanish university
- 16thBest young university in the world
U-Multirank, the EU ranking (2022)
- 1stSpanish university
- 4stin Europe
U-Ranking (2022)
- 1stSpanish university since 2013
Overall results
3rd Spanish university (and 186a worldwide) in 2023+
16th Highest ranked university in the world among those under 50 years of age (7th in Europe and 1st in Spain) in 2022+
Among the 300 top universities in the world for impact in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The results of UPF for the SDG stand out in sectoral rankings related to Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (76th position), Climate Action (87th) and Gender Equality (91st) in 2022 +
5th Spanish university (97th in Europe and 233th worldwide) in 2023 +
Among the top 9-12 in Spain and among the top 400-500 worldwide in 2021 +
1st Spanish university and 4th in Europe in 2022 +
3rd Spanish university (79th in Europe and 196th worldwide) in 2023 +
1st Spanish university (25th in Europe and 65th worldwide) among the universities with a percentage of articles published among the 10% most cited considering all scientific fields together in 2022 +
1st Spanish university in 2022 and since 2013 +
4th Spanish university in terms of performance since 2021 +
9 of the 13 undergraduate courses evaluated are ranked among the Top 5 in 2022 +
Results by fields of knowledge
Political and Social Sciences
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #74 (QS 2022) |
| politics and international studies | #top 100 (QS 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social policy & administration | #top 100 (QS 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences | #top 150 (THE 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| political sciences | #top 150 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| sociology | #top 150 (QS 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| psicology | #top 150 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and public health | #top 175 (US News 2023) |
| psychiatry/psychology | #top 197 (US News 2023) |
Communication
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #74 (QS 2022) |
| social sciences | #top 150 (THE 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| communication and media studies | #top 150 (QS 2022) and 3rd in Spain |
| communication | #top 200 (ARWU 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
Law
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #74 (QS 2022) |
| law | #top 125 (THE 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| law | #top 150 (QS 2022) |
Economics and Business
| economics | #24 (QS 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| economics | #40 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| economics and business | #72 (THE 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| social sciences and management | #74 (QS 2022) |
| statistics | #top 75 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| economics and business | #top 124 (US News 2023) |
| accounting and finance | #top 150 (QS 2022) |
Engineering and ICT
| physical sciences and engineering | #23 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| biotechnology | #top 100 (ARWU 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| psychology | #top 150 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| neuroscience and behavior | #177 (US News 2023) |
Humanities
| social sciences and humanities | #42 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| arts and humanities | #128 (US News 2023) |
| philosophy | #top 150 (QS 2022) and 3rd in Spain |
| arts and humanities | #top 175 (THE 2022) |
| arts and humanities | #186 (QS 2022) |
Medicine and Life Sciences
| public health | #25 (ARWU 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| public, environmental & occupational health | #30 (US News 2023) |
| biological sciences | #top 75 (ARWU 2022) & 1st in Spain |
| cell biology | #81 (US News 2023) |
| life and earth sciences | #84 (Leiden 2022) and 1st in Spain |
| biomedical and health sciences | #84 (Leiden 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| molecular biology and genetics | #87 (US News 2023) |
| biotechnology | #top 100 (ARWU 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| neuroscience and behavior | #177 (US News 2023) |
| biology and biochemistry | #181 (US News 2023) |
| ciències biològiques | #top 200 (QS 2022) |
| human biological sciences | #top 200 (ARWU 2022) & 3rd in Spain |
Translation and Language Sciences
| linguistics | #top 150 (QS 2022) and 2nd in Spain |
| arts and humanities | #top 175 (THE 2022) |
| arts and humanities | #186 (QS 2022) |
| modern languages | #top 200 (QS 2022) |
- Results are presented by disciplines, fields of knowledge or both, as stated in each ranking. Disciplines are specific while fields of knowledge are composed of one or more disciplines.
- The list only includes up to the top 200 in the world and top 3 in Spain.
- Sigles: ARWU (Academic Ranking of World Universities), Leiden (CWTS Leiden Ranking), QS (QS World University Rankings), THE (THE World University Rankings) i US News (US News World & Report Best Global Universities Rankings).